In re the Claim of Harrington

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed January 19, 2012, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she voluntarily left her employment without good cause.

Claimant worked as a payroll processor for a payroll company for over a year. When her supervisor approached her to discuss a payment error, a heated verbal exchange ensued. Claimant thought the supervisor called her stupid, at which point the confrontation escalated and claimant began yelling and making accusations at the supervisor. The owner of the…